Ashlee Family Films: Christine Opening Christmas Presents, Bexley (1958)

Comic short by amateur London film-maker featuring a young witch and her attempts to pass an examination in spellcraft.

Dark comic short riffing on Cold War paranoia and pre-empting social media arguments filmed by Bexley amateur.

Two schoolchildren give the family car a very thorough wash after first feeding the rabbits.

Family time in 1970s London, featuring baby bathtime, garden games and a small army of rabbits.

Kew Garden in the 1950s and the cobbled streets around Norwich cathedral feature alongside garden play and birthday parties in these home movies.

Some majestic shots of steamers on the Thames estuary at Erith feature in this short film, which also includes adverts for dog food and bird feeding.

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.